The NBA All-Star Game is set for February 16 at the United Center in Chicago, and while we know which athletes were selected, it remains to be seen who will grace Team LeBron James and Team Giannis Antetokounmpo. They are the captains for the event and will make the selections after earning the most votes from the East and West squads.
NBA All-Star Draft
- When: Thursday, February 6
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- TV: TNT
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
LeBron and Giannis will alternate the first four selections. James has the first pick due to receiving the most All-Star votes. Will he select the Mavericks Luka Doncic, who is averaging nearly a triple-double per game with 28.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game or Kawhi Leonard of the crosstown rival Clippers, who led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA Championship? If Giannis drafts Leonard at No. 2, James could select his teammate Anthony Davis with his second pick of the draft. Where will Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young fall? No matter how it pans out, there is always plenty of offense to go around.
This year’s All-Star Game has a new format as well. The first three quarters will be scored as separate games. In each of the first two quarters, the winning team will receive $100,000 for its respective charity. At the four-minute mark of the third quarter, both squads will use the Elam Ending Rule, where the clock is turned off. In honor of Kobe Bryant’s passing, whoever amasses 24 points first in the fourth quarter will win. That team will win $200,000 for its charity of choice. If one team is able to win all three quarters, the amount heightens to $500,000.
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